State of the Union Speechwriting

Speechwriters from the George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George H.W. Bush administrations previewed President Obama’s State of the…
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Speechwriters from the George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George H.W. Bush administrations previewed President Obama’s State of the Union address. Other topics included the mechanics of writing the State of the Union address, the influence of new media on the speech, as well an examination of the Republican response. They answered questions from audience members following their discussion. close

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*The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.